"i have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve / i have a history of losing my shirt"

TBD is 23 months old, and the vocabulary explosion has been under way for a few weeks now -- a couple new words a day, plus increased repeating after us. Sometimes the intended word needs some deciphering -- though now that we know that "or" usually resolves as oy (moi for "more," doi for "door," oin for "orange") we can make more intelligent guesses. "More" is a favorite word -- which is used not just for "I want more" but "do that again" and "there are many things here." Not quite as favored as "uh oh," but close -- and more than "no."

We are still working out the meanings of some words -- for a while, it looked like "dog" was used just for larger dogs, "puppy" for smaller ones, while chihuahuas get meowed at,* but the last two days she's called a small dog a "doggy" and some large ones "puppy." "Door" can mean not just doors but gates, and sometimes seems to also refer to the wall/fence/car they open through. Other words are more stable -- "bee" has always been just about any bug, flying or otherwise, except ants. "Bee!" "Yes, that's a big butterfly."

And this morning, a new language milestone. TBD managed to snag a pair of my reading glasses and scamper out of reach, then looked up to janni with a smile and said, "Eyes Daddy" -- first two-word phrase.

When "Mommy" and "Daddy" finally started getting used, it was heartwarming. Especially the gleeful "Daddy!" that greets me when I get home from work.

* We don't correct this -- it's a valid point.

---L.

Subject quote from "One Week," Barenaked Ladies.